Demountable-rim-securing device for vehicle-wheels.



W.. N. BOOTH. n DEMOUNTABLE RIM SEQURING DEVICE ma VEHICL'Lv WHEELS" APPLICATmN FILED MAVH.1916.

,299,95631 Patent@ Apr. 8: ,19191 To all wzom i 'may oofncem v Be 1t known that l, VJLLLIAM N. BGOTH,

a citizen ,of the United States of Auieiice,

residing ab Detroit, iu `the county. of 'Wayne and State of Michigan., have uweu-ed certain new and useful viimpro'velifi-,nte in De- 'mountabie-Rim-Seeuring Beviees for Vehicle-i/Vheeis, of which the feliowing is e specification, reference being haci therein to the accompanying drawings.

v'Ehe invention ieiates to demouuteble rims for vehicle Wheels, and comprises che novel conetrucion of the iim securing menus :is hereinafter set'- ezih :in the drawings:

Figure l is e eideveevetieu of e' wheei embodying my inveuicn; :m

Fig. 2 is e ei'ese-seeticn on iiue Fig.

A. is the fely lof e. vehicle Wheel, which is. `provided with e ixed metailic rim' B, having e projecting ifmge C at one side thereof forming a. healing for the demouutebe rim D. The rim B ie also prei eiably provided with au inwei'diy-exteuding auge E upon the opposite eide of the felly from die Harige C, F repiesem'zs securing; lugs foy clamping the demouueble rim D upon the wiieei. Heietofore it has been the practice te? secure the demounizeble rim by wedge luge which :1re inserted be tween the iizied rim and demouucebie 'rim and are drawn ieeiy iuwei-d bycieuiping boits.- By tigheuiug the cexiipiurg boite uniformly the wegges will feree 'me mduutebie iim ou te che eiiy emi spese it uuifozmiy fiom che fixed rim, so as to oiiieiu/ e, coueeuiic mwen-gement of the inv-c rims.` if., however, the Wecigee eue nec damped equziij/ iie emouuubie rim Wi be oz'ce, oufei''iei on cue side 'Ehen upon che opposite.eideg making ii; eccentric ivo the exis. idee che wedhfiug; effect wii ifvisieiif the demeuiimble rim. givingit e. 'more or lese uoygoiiei oi'm i of that o 'me circle: t Y 'l ie ,che principal obgeet. of lie pesenc 'emi clamping h Application e may l1, 3916. Sera N0. 96,7%.

mount-abi@ rim and i'o insuie the damping of 4he salue ino eiisoiui'eiy coucem'zrie releiion io oi e Wheel To aecompiish 'this 'the lugs F :ue so ccusrueted as to op ere'te `tie connections ansi spacers es well as clamps for hodiug che rim against the seat :Zim/ige G,

liu deseii, the lugs l? are formed with bearing po'tione which iueiiock with complefuentey per/.ms upon the demcuntabie and fixed time. ,Aie shown. the outer end the Eug groei-cai :it G Sie iii evei the e the iienge "ijhus the pi'ojectieus and J heid he lug F from radici .meviiieit with respect to 'iie Tim E. whiie the grecve G engaging the bead heide die deuiouuzebie iim D from radial movement. The lugs F are secured by clamping che eolie K, which pass hrough he eiy and me provided with nuts L engaging the tixieeded end portions thereof.

In use, che rim chuulsefi by Lightening lie-nuts L upon the boit-S K, bui inasmuch 'the iugzs; F constitute. tie connections of fixed iengti-, there wi ka no tendency to l foire the deuicuutebie rim either iiwerd o1' outweid and thei'efoi cherie is no danger of dieoicing the by ui'iequei demping of tile iuge.

The combination wih e Wheel fely, having a ixefi mein iie rim provided with i iuciiueci bezufiue' en cue side /heieo' and sie Side tiieijeof, demeunubie i'im heving beefieeuje :mei adapted to euthe inclined beaiiiig ou the fixed rim, ed'ustciiiy secured to *ihe the outer and 2.' AMie combinacion. Wim e .vieecieiii -r l n u s having e feliy bend provided with lun :uz-

' d euiiemeiug "be inw. bezumgs ipeiiding I @lined bearing and an inwardly-extending Harige-on oppositesides thereof, of a demolmtable rim adapted to engage' said inclined bearing, clamping lugs having projections for respectively passing over the periphery of said felly band and inside of the inner edge of said flange, saidplamping lugs alSo having bearings for engaging said demouninble rim to hold the same from radial movement in either direction, Aand 10 means forseoluing said clamping lugs in place.

1.11 testimony whereof I ziiix inv signature.

VILLIAM N. BOOTH. 

